Featured plants in the Lou!
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March Shrub of the Month-Hino Crimson Azalea
Oh, how St. Louis gardeners LOVE azaleas! We see those colorful photos in magazines and declare how wonderful our gardens will be next spring, full of colorful azaleas the size of a minivan.…
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March Tree of the Month-Saucer Magnolia
“Woman has no seductions for the man who cannot keep his eyes off his magnolia.” And what man or woman can take their eyes off of a magnolia in full bloom? The anonymously…
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February Perennial of the Month-Liriope
Liriope, sometimes called, monkey grass, is one the most commonly used groundcovers around town, and there’s a reason for that. IT WORKS. Sizzling St. Louis heat and humidity. Frigid temps with ice and…
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February Shrub of the Month-Gold Mop Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera’ Golden Mop’ Japanese falsecypress, or in the trade, just plain ole, gold mop. The gold mop is quickly becoming one of our area’s most popular landscape shrubs. The bright gold foliage pops…
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February Tree of the Month-Norway spruce
The noble Norway spruce, Picea abies, is one of the largest evergreens grown in the St. Louis area. With a height of 60+ feet and 35’ spread, Norways are not trees to casually…
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January Perennial of the Month-Pachysandra
Many options exist when it comes to ground cover plants. Some are more maintenance than others, from frequent trimming all-season or constant watering. One ground cover that is truly low maintenance is Pachysandra…
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January Shrub of the Month-Witch Hazel
January is desolate-bare tree branches, barren perennial beds. Not a flower or fragrance to be found … unless you happen across a witch hazel. Hamamelis virginiana, the common witch hazel, and H. vernalis, the…
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January Tree of the Month-Foster Holly
It’s a new year, and even though the spring catalogs are gracing our mailboxes, we still have weeks to go before spring truly arrives in St. Louis. How will we manage to muddle…
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December Tree of the Month-Alaskan Cedar
What would a long St. Louis winter be without evergreens? When the rest of the garden disappears into dormancy, the evergreens come into play, carrying us through until spring. Evergreens set the bar…
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December Shrub of the Month-Winterberry
Winter. Some of you hate it; the snow shoveling and ice scraping, the short days, and of course, the holiday stress. Winter has its good points, however, and one that makes the season…
